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[Fang] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Abia Mba Ndong a Nda*



[INTRO — MEBANE AFRIKANE, MVANA MBOT OYENG]

*(Mbol nnam miba. Bassline a ndong ndong.)*

Hey!

Ngui a so me nda a na mbone?

Ngui a so me ndong a na nyambe?

Yom!

Afa ndong a e ke nda
Mba a ke me kut nda!

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Mba a nane?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — NGWANE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO MBANE]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Yom abia a bobe na bobe!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mba nda a nge me nam!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nkom ngone a ke nda!

Mba nda a na mbone!
Abia a ndong a ke nda!

LUMBALELE!
Mba ndong a ke nda!



[VERSE 1 — NGWANE AFROBEATS, GUITARE HIGHLIFE]

Mba a se mbia a me bobe,
Mba a me ngane ndong.
Mba a me ndong a mbia
Mba abia a ke mone.

Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.
Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.

Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.
Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.

Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.
Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.



[PRE-CHORUS — NGWANE MVANA MBOT]

Ngui a ke yom a ndong nda?
Ngui a ke yom a ndong nda?

Ndong a me nda a nda,
Mba a ke nda a ke nda.

Mba a ke nda a nda,
Mba a ke nda a ke nda.

Ndong a me nda a nda,
Mba a ke nda a ke nda.



[CHORUS — MBANE AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Yom abia a bobe na bobe!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mba nda a nge me nam!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nkom ngone a ke nda!

Mba nda a na mbone!
Abia a ndong a ke nda!

LUMBALELE!
Mba ndong a ke nda!



[POST-CHORUS — MVANA NDONG MBI]

Lum! Lum!
Mba nda a nda!

Ba! Ba!
Mba nda a nda!

Le! Le!
Mba nda a nda!

LUMBALELE!
Mba nda a nda!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Mba a nane?
Mba a nane!



[VERSE 2 — MVANA MBOT OYENG, NDONG A ME NGANE]

Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.
Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.

Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.
Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.

Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.
Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.

Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.
Mba a ngui nda a nda me nda,
Mba a ke ngui a me.



[PRE-CHORUS — NDONG A MVANA]

Ngui a ke yom a ndong nda?
Ngui a ke yom a ndong nda?

Ndong a me nda a nda,
Mba a ke nda a ke nda.

Mba a ke nda a nda,
Mba a ke nda a ke nda.

Ndong a me nda a nda,
Mba a ke nda a ke nda.



[CHORUS — MBI NDONG A NDA]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Yom abia a bobe na bobe!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mba nda a nge me nam!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nkom ngone a ke nda!

Mba nda a na mbone!
Abia a ndong a ke nda!

LUMBALELE!
Mba ndong a ke nda!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Sii na mva nte ya wum,
Sii na mva mvet a wum,

Nge a fong a boko,
Nge a fong a mvet ya ngone.

Sii nki nku ya ya nte,
Sii a luma nku ya ngone,

Nge a fong a mva nte
Nge a wuma ya mva.

O yene mvet a wum,
O yene mvet a ngone.

Eka a lum a nsi,
Eka a mva a yene.

Na a boko ya fong,
Nge a mva a sone.

Mva a fong o mva,
Mva a fong a boko.

  
[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

O yene a nsi.

O yene a ngone.

O yene a boko ya nsi.

Na a mva a yene.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Nge a mwoma…

Nge a mwoma…

Na a fong a nsi na wum!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: O yene nki mva?

Crowd: YES, WE DO!

Lead: O yene nki nsi?

Crowd: YES, WE DO!

Lead: Nge a mva a yene?

Crowd: YES, WE CAN!

Lead: Nge a fong a mva!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Nsi a wum!

Ba! Ba!
Nsi a sone!

Le! Le!
Maka a fong!

LUMBALELE!
Nge a mva a wum!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*



[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]

Lumba-lele!
Lumba-lele!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*



[FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Sii a ngone a nsi!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Nge a mva a wum!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
O yene a mva a wum!

Nsi a nsi a mva!
Nge a fong a mva!

LUMBALELE!
Nge a mva a wum!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

A mili nsi!
A mili mva!

A boko ya nsi
Na nge a wum!

A boko!